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Colour

#EDDEF3

  • #EDDEF3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDDEF3 is a violet with RGB values 237, 222, 243 and HSL 283°, 47%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDDEF3#EDDEF3
HEX#EDDEF3
RGBrgb(237, 222, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8706, 0.9529
RGB percentages92.9%, 87.1%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(282.9, 46.7%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 8.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK2.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,107
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDEF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#12210C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE2F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE3F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.5Lavender blush · ΔE 10.2Thistle · ΔE 11.1Ghost white · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Alice blue · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4F3DE
Analogous#E3DEF3, #F3DEEE
Triadic#F3EDDE, #DEF3ED
Split complementary#EEF3DE, #DEF3E3
Tetradic#F3E3DE, #E4F3DE, #DEEEF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D9B9E5
Darker −20%#C493D8
Darker −30%#B06ECA
Darker −40%#9B48BD
More saturated +25%#EFD8F9
Less saturated −25%#EBE4ED

Channel breakdown

R237
G222
B243
Red237 (92.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G DE · B F3

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